US20100212359A1 - Spinel isopipe for fusion forming alkali containing glass sheets - Google Patents

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US20100212359A1
US20100212359A1 US12/390,663 US39066309A US2010212359A1 US 20100212359 A1 US20100212359 A1 US 20100212359A1 US 39066309 A US39066309 A US 39066309A US 2010212359 A1 US2010212359 A1 US 2010212359A1
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  • the present invention relates in general to the glass manufacturing field and, in particular, to a forming apparatus (also known as an “isopipe”) which is made from a chemically stable and compatible refractory material that can be used for forming an alkali-containing glass sheet.
  • a forming apparatus also known as an “isopipe”
  • isopipe which is made from a chemically stable and compatible refractory material that can be used for forming an alkali-containing glass sheet.
  • Down-draw processes such as fusion or slot draw processes, have been and are currently being used to form high quality thin glass sheets that can be used in a variety of devices, such as flat panel displays, windows and cover plates for portable electronic communication and entertainment devices, and the like.
  • the fusion process is a preferred technique for producing glass sheets used in flat panel displays because this process produces glass sheets with surfaces having superior flatness and smoothness when compared to glass sheets produced by other methods.
  • the fusion process makes use of a specially shaped refractory block, referred to as an isopipe (i.e., forming apparatus) over which molten glass flows down both sides and meets at the bottom to form a single glass sheet.
  • an isopipe i.e., forming apparatus
  • zircon a refractory material known as zircon
  • zircon does not appear to be the material of choice for making sheets of glass comprising alkali metals (referred to herein as “alkali-containing glass”).
  • alkali-containing glass alkali-containing glass.
  • attempts to manufacture alkali-containing glass sheets using zircon isopipes have resulted in the formation of undesirable zirconia defects.
  • the zirconia defects are formed when alkali metals in the alkali-containing glass causes the zircon on the isopipe surface to dissociate into silica glass and zirconia.
  • the presence of this silica glass and zirconia makes the resulting glass sheet prone to having undesirable cords or knots.
  • the present invention provides a glass manufacturing system which has at least one vessel for providing an alkali-containing molten glass, and a forming apparatus for receiving the alkali-containing molten glass from one of the vessels and forming an alkali-containing glass sheet. At least an exposed portion of the forming apparatus that contacts the alkali-containing molten glass is made from magnesium aluminate spinel. The magnesium aluminate spinel forming apparatus does not react adversely with the alkali-containing molten glass when forming the alkali-containing glass sheet.
  • the present invention provides a method for manufacturing an alkali-containing glass sheet where the method includes the steps of: (a) melting alkali-containing batch materials to form an alkali-containing molten glass; and (b) delivering the alkali-containing molten glass to a forming apparatus and forming the alkali-containing glass sheet. At least an exposed portion of the forming apparatus that contacts the alkali-containing molten glass is made from magnesium aluminate spinel. The magnesium aluminate spinel forming apparatus does not react adversely with the alkali-containing molten glass when forming the alkali-containing glass sheet.
  • the present invention provides a forming apparatus for forming an alkali-containing glass sheet.
  • the forming apparatus includes a body having an inlet that receives alkali-containing molten glass, which flows into a trough formed in the body, then overflows two top surfaces of the trough, and runs down two sides of the body before fusing together where the two sides of the body come together to form the alkali-containing glass sheet.
  • the inlet, the trough, the two top surfaces, and the two sides are made from magnesium aluminate spinel.
  • the magnesium aluminate spinel of the forming apparatus does not react adversely with the alkali-containing molten glass when forming the alkali-containing glass sheet.
  • FIGS. 1A-1C respectively show a SEM image and associated EDX spectra illustrating undesirable zirconia defects that where created when an alkali-containing glass flowed across an zircon refractory test strip;
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an exemplary glass manufacturing system that uses a magnesium aluminate spinel isopipe to manufacture an alkali-containing glass sheet;
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating in greater detail the magnesium aluminate spinel isopipe shown in FIG. 2 ;
  • FIGS. 4A-4F are various images and graphs which illustrate the results of a refractory strip gradient test performed with an alumina refractory test strip and an alkali-containing glass;
  • FIG. 5 is an image of a magnesium aluminate spinel (Frimax 7) refractory brick and an alkali-containing glass that underwent a refractory strip gradient test;
  • FIGS. 6A-6E are various images and graphs which illustrate the results of a refractory strip gradient test performed with a magnesium aluminate spinel (Frimax 7) refractory brick and an alkali-containing glass; and
  • FIG. 7 is the MgO—Al 2 O 3 phase diagram.
  • a zircon refractory strip test was conducted using a sodium (Na) and potassium (K) alkali-containing glass (the composition of the glass is provided in Table #2) during which a scanning electron microscope (SEM) image and two energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectra based on the SEM images illustrated in FIGS. 1A-1C were obtained.
  • SEM scanning electron microscope
  • EDX energy dispersive X-ray
  • the problematic dissociated zircon 104 includes zirconia 104 plus silica, where the silica is dissolved into the alkali-containing glass 106 .
  • FIG. 1B the EDX spectrum identifying the elemental composition of the zircon strip 102 is shown (note: the EDX spectrum graphs shown herein all have an x-axis that represents the energy of x-rays emitted by the various elements in the sample and a y-axis that represents the number of counts recorded or registered by a detector).
  • FIG. 1C the EDX spectrum identifying the elemental composition of the zirconia 104 is shown.
  • magnesium aluminate spinel and “MgAl 2 O 4 ” refer to the crystalline spinel phase that occurs in the binary magnesia-alumina (MgO—Al 2 O 3 ) system.
  • oxygen ions form a face-centered cubic (fcc) lattice with alumina occupying one half of the octahedral interstitial sites and magnesium ions occupying one eighth of the tetrahedral sites.
  • FIG. 7 is the magnesia-alumina phase diagram reported by B. Hallstedt (J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 75(6) pp.
  • Phase diagram 700 represents an assessment of previous phase studies in this system combined with computer optimization and thermodynamic modeling, based in part upon previous work reported by E. F. Osborn (J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 36(5) pp. 147-151 (1953)) and A. M. Alperet al. (J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 45(6) pp. 263-268 (1962)) the contents of which are also incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
  • the composition range of the magnesium aluminate spinel phase 710 is temperature dependent.
  • the magnesium aluminate spinel phase 710 has essentially a stoichiometric MgAl 2 O 4 (i.e., (MgO) 0.5 (Al 2 O 3 ) 0.5 ) composition.
  • MgO magnesia
  • Most isopipes operate at temperatures of up to about 1250° C. At this temperature (shown as isotherm 720 in FIG. 7 ), the magnesium aluminate spinel phase 710 includes compositions that are slightly enriched in alumina.
  • the exemplary glass manufacturing system 200 includes a melting vessel 210 , a fining vessel 215 , a mixing vessel 220 (i.e., stir chamber 220 ), a delivery vessel 225 (i.e., bowl 225 ), the MgAl 2 O 4 isopipe 202 (MgAl 2 O 4 forming apparatus 202 ) and a pull roll assembly 230 (i.e., fusion draw machine 230 ).
  • the melting vessel 210 is where alkali-containing glass batch materials are introduced, as shown by arrow 212 , and melted to form alkali-containing molten glass 226 .
  • the fining vessel 215 i.e., finer tube 215
  • the fining vessel 215 has a high temperature processing area that receives the alkali-containing molten glass 226 (not shown at this point) via a refractory tube 213 from the melting vessel 210 and in which bubbles are removed from the alkali-containing molten glass 226 .
  • the fining vessel 215 is connected to the mixing vessel 220 (i.e., stir chamber 220 ) by a finer to stir chamber connecting tube 222 .
  • the mixing vessel 220 is connected to the delivery vessel 225 by a stir chamber to bowl connecting tube 227 .
  • the delivery vessel 225 delivers the alkali-containing molten glass 226 through a downcorner 229 to an inlet 232 and into the MgAl 2 O 4 isopipe 202 .
  • the MgAl 2 O 4 isopipe 202 includes an inlet 236 that receives the alkali-containing molten glass 226 which flows into a trough 237 and then overflows and runs down two sides 238 ′ and 238 ′′ before fusing together at what is known as a root 239 (see FIG. 3 ).
  • the root 239 is where the two sides 238 ′ and 238 ′′ come together and where the two overflow walls of the alkali-containing molten glass 226 rejoin (i.e., re-fuse) before being drawn downward between two rolls in the pull roll assembly 230 to form the alkali-containing glass sheet 204 (alkali-containing glass substrate 204 ).
  • a more detailed discussion about an exemplary configuration of the MgAl 2 O 4 isopipe 202 is provided next with respect to FIG. 3 .
  • the MgAl 2 O 4 isopipe 202 includes a feed pipe 302 that provides the alkali-containing molten glass 226 through the inlet 236 to the trough 237 .
  • the trough 237 is bounded by interior side-walls 304 ′ and 304 ′′ that are shown to have a substantially perpendicular relationship, but could have any type of relationship to a bottom surface 306 .
  • the MgAl 2 O 4 isopipe 202 has a bottom surface 306 which has a sharp decreasing height contour near the end 308 farthest from the inlet 236 .
  • the MgAl 2 O 4 isopipe 202 can have a bottom surface 306 , which has located thereon an embedded object (embedded plow) near the end 308 farthest from the inlet 236 .
  • the exemplary MgAl 2 O 4 isopipe 202 has a cuneiform/wedge shaped body 310 with the oppositely disposed converging side-walls 238 ′ and 238 ′′.
  • the trough 237 having the bottom surface 306 , and possibly the embedded object (not shown), is longitudinally located on the upper surface of the wedge-shaped body 310 .
  • the bottom surface 306 and embedded object (if used) both have mathematically described patterns that become shallow at end 308 , which is the end the farthest from the inlet 236 . As shown, the height between the bottom surface 306 and the top surfaces 312 ′ and 312 ′′ of the trough 237 decreases as one moves away from the inlet 236 towards the end 308 .
  • the height can vary in any manner between the bottom surface 306 and the top surfaces 312 ′ and 312 ′′.
  • the cuneiform/wedge shaped body 310 may be pivotally adjusted by a device such as an adjustable roller, wedge, cam or other device (not shown) to provide a desired tilt angle shown as ⁇ , which is the angular variation from the horizontal of the parallel top surfaces 312 ′ and 312 ′′.
  • alkali-containing molten glass 226 enters the trough 237 through the feed pipe 302 and inlet 236 . Then the alkali-containing molten glass 226 wells over the parallel top surfaces 312 ′ and 312 ′′ of the trough 237 , divides, and flows down each side of the oppositely disposed converging sidewalls 238 ′ and 238 ′′ of the wedge-shaped body 310 . At the bottom of the wedge portion, or root 239 , the divided molten glass 226 rejoins to form the alkali-containing glass sheet 204 , which has very flat and smooth surfaces.
  • the high surface quality of the alkali-containing glass sheet 204 results from a free surface of alkali-containing molten glass 226 that divides and flows down the oppositely disposed converging side-walls 238 ′ and 238 ′′ and forming the exterior surfaces of the alkali-containing glass sheet 204 without coming into contact with the outside of the MgAl 2 O 4 isopipe 202 .
  • the MgAl 2 O 4 isopipe 202 is desirable since it is made (or at least partially coated) with MgAl 2 O 4 , which does not react adversely with the alkali-containing molten glass 226 during fusion forming of the alkali-containing glass sheet 204 .
  • FIG. 4A is a Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) image (20 ⁇ objective) of the alumina refractory strip 402 and the alkali-containing glass 404 after the refractory strip gradient test.
  • PLM Polarized Light Microscopy
  • the PLM image indicates a refractory interface 406 that is located between the alumina refractory strip 402 and the alkali-containing glass 404 .
  • the refractory interface 406 was identified as a secondary crystalline phase 406 or a devitrified phase 406 .
  • FIGS. 4B and 4C show an SEM image of the alumina refractory strip 402 and the alkali-containing glass 404 (300 ⁇ )( FIG. 4B ) and an SEM image of the devitrified phase 406 (750 ⁇ )( FIG. 4C ), respectively.
  • FIG. 4D and 4E show the EDX spectra identifying the elemental composition of the alkali-containing glass 404 and the alumina refractory strip 402 identified in the SEM image of FIG. 4B , respectively.
  • FIG. 4F shows the EDX spectrum identifying the elemental composition of the devitrified phase 406 identified in the SEM image of FIG. 4C .
  • the SEM/EDX analysis of the secondary devitrified phase 406 shown in the PLM image proved to be magnesium aluminate spinel 406 (see FIG. 4F ).
  • the test produced an extensive quantity of MgAl 2 O 4 spinel 406 in the refractory interface 406 between the alumina refractory strip 402 and the alkali-containing glass 404 .
  • MgAl 2 O 4 spinel 406 is a more stable crystalline phase when compared to alumina, with at least respect to this particular alkali-containing glass 404 .
  • This particular alkali-containing glass 404 has the composition, expressed in weight percent, listed in TABLE #1.
  • composition in TABLE #1 is particularly desirable, since it is substantially free of Li, Ba, Sb, and As.
  • a more detailed discussion about this type of alkali-containing glass can be found in the co-assigned U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2008/0286548 A1, published Nov. 20, 2008 and entitled “Down-Drawable, Chemically Strengthened Glass for Cover Plate”. The contents of this document are hereby incorporated by reference herein.
  • 2008/0286548 A1 has the composition of: 60-70 mol % SiO 2 ; 6-14 mol % Al 2 O 3 ; 0-15 mol % B 2 O 3 ; 0-15 mol % Li 2 O; 0-20 mol % Na 2 O; 0-10 mol % K 2 O; 0-18 mol % MgO; 0-10 mol % CaO; 0-5 mol % ZrO 2 ; 0-1 mol % SnO 2 ; 0-1 mol % CeO 2 ; less than 50 ppm As 2 O 3 ; and less than 50 ppm Sb 2 O 3 ; wherein 12 mol % ⁇ Li 2 O+Na 2 O+K 2 O ⁇ 20 mol % and 0 mol % ⁇ MgO+CaO ⁇ 10 mol %.
  • alumina aluminum oxide
  • alumina isopipes have undesirable characteristics and, as such, are not preferred for forming alkali or non-alkali containing glass sheets.
  • alumina isopipes compared to zircon isopipes, have high thermal coefficients of expansion, which cause thermal stresses in heat-up and make alumina isopipes prone to cracking. Plus, the alumina that dissolves into most glasses makes the glass more viscous. This in turn makes the glass prone to having cords or knots, which are linear or globular defects of alumina-rich glass that slowly dissolved within the base glass.
  • the inventors tested a refractory brick made from MgAl 2 O 4 spinel against two alkali-containing glasses.
  • the tested MgAl 2 O 4 spinel refractory brick is sold under the name Frimax 7 and is manufactured by DSF Refractories and Minerals Ltd, based in England.
  • the first alkali-containing glass has a composition in TABLE #1 and the second alkali-containing glass has the composition listed in TABLE #2.
  • FIG. 5 is a PLM image of the MgAl 2 O 4 spinel (Frimax 7) refractory brick 502 and the alkali-containing glass 504 (TABLE #1) after conducting the refractory strip gradient test.
  • the PLM image indicates a refractory interface 506 that is located between the MgAl 2 O 4 spinel (Frimax 7) refractory brick 502 , and the alkali-containing glass 504 .
  • the refractory interface 506 was identified as a secondary crystalline phase 506 referred to herein as Forsterite (magnesium silicate).
  • FIG. 6A is a PLM image of the MgAl 2 O 4 spinel (Frimax 7) refractory brick 602 and the alkali-containing glass 604 (TABLE #2) after conducting the refractory strip gradient test.
  • the PLM image indicates a refractory interface 606 that is located between the MgAl 2 O 4 spinel (Frimax 7) refractory brick 602 and the alkali-containing glass 604 .
  • the refractory interface 606 was identified as a secondary crystalline phase 606 , which was Forsterite (magnesium silicate).
  • FIG. 6A is a PLM image of the MgAl 2 O 4 spinel (Frimax 7) refractory brick 602 and the alkali-containing glass 604 (TABLE #2) after conducting the refractory strip gradient test.
  • the PLM image indicates a refractory interface 606 that is located between the MgAl 2 O 4 spinel (Frimax 7) re
  • FIG. 6B is a SEM image (400 ⁇ ) of the MgAl 2 O 4 spinel (Frimax 7) refractory brick 602 , the alkali-containing glass 604 , and the secondary crystalline phase 606 (Forsterite).
  • FIGS. 6C and 6D show the EDX spectra identifying the elemental composition of the MgAl 2 O 4 spinel (Frimax 7) refractory brick 602 and the alkali-containing glass 604 identified in the SEM image of FIG. 6B , respectively.
  • FIG. 6E shows the EDX spectrum identifying the elemental composition of the secondary crystalline phase 606 (Forsterite) identified in the SEM image of FIG. 6B .
  • the SEM/EDX analysis of the secondary crystalline phase 606 (Forsterite) indicated that this is a normal devit phase of the alkali-containing glass 604 and not a refractory interaction.
  • the MgAl 2 O 4 refractory material can replace the zircon isopipe material, which is being dissociated by the action of alkali-containing glass.
  • the MgAl 2 O 4 refractory material is a naturally occurring isometric mineral comprised of oxides that are already used in the production of many alkali-containing glasses.
  • the use of the MgAl 2 O 4 refractory material avoids the use of non-compatible or compositionally different material with the alkali-containing glass.
  • the glass manufacturing system 200 uses the fusion process to form the alkali-containing glass sheet 204 .
  • the fusion process is described in detail within U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,338,696 and 3,682,609, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
  • the glass manufacturing system 200 uses the specially configured MgAl 2 O 4 isopipe 202 to fusion form the alkali-containing glass sheet 204 , it should be understood that a differently configured MgAl 2 O 4 forming apparatus could be incorporated within and used by different types of glass manufacturing systems to form alkali-containing glass sheets 204 .
  • a specially configured MgAl 2 O 4 forming apparatus can be used with a slot draw, re-draw, float, and other glass sheet forming processes that are either fully continuous or semi-continuous to produce discrete lengths of alkali-containing glass sheets 204 .
  • the traditional glass manufacturing systems that use the zircon isopipe often make glass sheets that have very low concentrations of alkali metals and, as such, do not suffer from appreciable zircon dissociation.
  • the glass sheets with very low alkali metal concentrations do have a defect called secondary zircon, in which the zircon dissolved from the isopipe at the upper hot portion precipitates as needles on the colder root ends. These needles break off and form zircon defects.
  • These zircon defects are in no way similar to the zirconia defects caused by using a zircon isopipe to form an alkali-containing glass sheet.

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